ACI 2013: CEO panel focuses on weak demand, sustainability

The CEOs of Ecolab, Clorox and Amway described a focus on persistently weak consumer demand, sustainability and other global trends, at an executive leadership panel at ACI's annual conference this week in Orlando. Ecolab is focused population growth and changing diets and consumption patterns, chairman and CEO Douglas Baker told attendees. The company is positioned to address water, energy and food needs that intersect with those trends. "The nexus of water, energy and food is going to be a big conversation for every society," Baker says. "Local...